At Amelia's 1 year check up she was 17 lb. 11 oz. and is 27.5 in. long. She only had to get one shot and cried only until I picked her up and then she was fine. We didn't get to see her regular pediatrician but the one we saw was really nice and he didn't go over all the usual stuff that we usually have to listen to each time. He said since I already have two kids he didn't feel like he needed to go over all of that. Thank you!

On our way home we stopped and got Sonic for lunch and ate it on the way home. Our homeschool group was meeting at the lake and I wanted to get down there a little early to get things ready. The kids had a lot of fun at the lake. Jacinth got in the water when we got there and didn't get out until we left about 3 hours later! Andrew had fun fishing with his new pole and riding in the boat. For some reason he isn't crazy about swimming but maybe next year he'll like it. Amelia had her first experience in the water and she is going to be a fish like her sister. She had a great time in her float and was kicking her feet. The water was so warm and felt great! I am looking forward to when Jesse is down there too so I can jump in and go swimming instead of just standing in the water with Amelia.

I was so worn out by the time we got home that we ended up getting Subway for dinner. After dinner we watched an episode of Gilligan's Island and then at 8:00 the kids and I were in bed! I can only imagine how tired I am going to be during the week of camp when I am there from 8-5 for a week!!

Today I am going to start making Amelia's cake so that I can have it iced by tomorrow. I usually wait until the day of the party to ice it and then I am rushing and it ends up not looking so great and I get grumpy and all that. This year I am going to do it right!

We might also get together with Kimmie and her boys today. They are down here while her husband Dustin helps our Pastor put his new roof on.

Amelia is calling for me now so better go!

Happy Birthday to Amelia. She is now ONE year old!! I took a few pictures this evening of her eating her ice cream cone and then a picture after her bath. Tomorrow is her 1 year check up so I'll post her weight and all that good stuff later this week. Here is the big girl. :)

Don't forget, her party is this Saturday at our house at 3:00 pm. Come have fun!

Today was fun! My friend Dory and I, along with all 5 of our kids, went and had a fun day of shopping for deals and drinking free smoothies. Can't beat that on a hot day. Our first stop was to the mall office so I could pick up my free $10 gift card for being in "the Club" (I receive emails about sales and events at the mall). Then we had to stop and let the kids touch the water in the fountain. It was really hot and we had an appointment to get to at 11:15 so we walked down to Orange Julius and got our free smoothies. Yum!! We couldn't believe that our total would have been about $25 for 5 smoothies - we would never pay that much of course. There was a carousel inside the food court and for $5 the three oldest kids could ride. They had a blast! I wish I'd had my camera.

After the kids rode the carousel we left and headed to Target. We found some great deals. I spent about $9 and saved $13. We then left and made several stops before coming home. Last night I made Pizza Pasta Toss and we had a lot of leftovers so Dory and the kids had lunch with us and then it was time to go. The kids are all napping now after our fun-filled day and I am worn out too!

Jesse is having a fun day too. He worked 1/2 a day and then he went rafting with his company. He is probably having a blast. This weekend will be busy but fun. Tomorrow we have a camp meeting and then I need to go get groceries. Tomorrow night we are going to the Dinner Theater to watch The Princess and the Pea. That should be fun. And I will get to see my friend Lyn and I haven't seen her in forever. She is expecting a little girl in October so I can't wait to see her baby belly too. :)

Since the kids are currently in bed and quiet I think I am going to go rest too and read a book. Have a great weekend!

Hmmm... I see it has been a little while since I blogged last! I must be on summer vacation. :) Where do I start? I think this is probably going to be a very random and jumbled post.

Monday was my Dad's birthday so I made him his favorite cake: German Chocolate. Yum!! Over the weekend I saw that Movie Gallery had preplayed movies on sale for $3.99 so we loaded into the car to see if they had anything good. We ended up buying 10 movies! Last night we watched City of Ember and it was good! We hadn't seen it yet. We also got some other new movies like Enchanted, Nim's Island, and Journey to the Center of the Earth. We had seen all but the City of Ember before.

Last week we went to Samuel's baseball game and the kids had a great time watching. Andrew is ready to play but he has to wait until next year when he is 4. He is going to be so cute out there next year!

In less than 2 weeks (on June 23rd) Amelia is going to be turning ONE! Oh, my! We'll have her party on the 27th at 3:00 pm. I'll write more about that as time gets closer. Consider this your preliminary invitation. Amelia is walking everywhere if she has something to hold on to. She will also stand for a few seconds if you stand her on the floor. She is saying more words like Andrew and Jacinth and Hi but still no Mama.

A few weeks ago I ordered the Hooked on Phonics Kindergarten-1st grade set for $20 and it usually costs over $100! I have started working on it with Jacinth and Andrew. The first part is learning your letters and sounds and a word to go with each such as A - Apple. When we were working on it yesterday Amelia was even making some of the letter sounds with us. She has always been really smiley and vocal and I'll bet she'll be talking up a storm in no time! The kids are always asking "Can we do homeschool now?" and of course we usually do.

Jacinth is also really excited about learning to read since she loves books and this summer at the library they are having a reading contest and at the end you get a prize based on how many pages you have read. We'll just say that Jesse and I have been doing a LOT of reading to the kids. Jacinth is all set on getting a BIG prize. :)

We are really excited because in 5 months we are going to Colorado! The kids and I are going to stay a few nights with a friend and Jesse will be in Phoenix a few days for his residency and then 2 weeks in Colorado! I've already started planning a ride on the Georgetown train, going to the zoo and to the Children's Museum. Lots of fun!

I almost forgot to mention... a couple weeks ago Ivy announced that she is pregnant with #2! She is 3 months now and is due December 16th. Congrats to Scotty & Ivy and big sister Riley. :)

It is lunchtime now so I guess I'll end here and get us fed. I'll try to do better with blogging. :)